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. 2015 Jun 1;5(2):67–76.

Table 1.

Composition and weight fraction of lead and lead free materials used as shield.

Material number Material Composition Density (g/cm3)
1 Pb 100%Pb 11.342
2 Pb-Si 67%Pb, 33%Si 4.98
3 Pb-EPVC 87%Pb, 13%EPVC 4.745
4 W-Si 67%W, 33%Si 5.70
5 W-Sn-Ba-EPVC 52.2%W, 30.45%Sn, 4.35%Ba, 13%EPVC 4.650
6 W-Sn-Cd-EPVC (1) 36.54%W, 46.11%Sn, 4.35%Cd, 13%EPVC 4.517
7 W-Sn-Cd-EPVC (2) 34.8%W, 43.5%Sn, 8.7%Cd, 13%EPVC 4.506